G.R.Majithia, J.

1. This appeal is directed against the award dated January 28, 1984, of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ambala.

2. Respondent No. 1 and her two sons filed an application under Section 110 A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 , against the appellants and respondent No. 3. The deceased, husband of Santosh Kumari and the father of the two minor sons, was working as a salesman in the Sadhaura Marketing Co-operative-cum-Processing Society Limited, Sadhaura. Appellant No. 1 was arrayed as respondent No. 1 in the petition. He is working as a sub-inspector attached to the office of the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Naraingarh. On the date of filing of the application, he was posted at Sha-, zadpur, Tehsil Naraingarh, District Ambala. Both Sadhaura and Shazadpur fall in Tehsil Naraingarh, District Ambala, while villages Bhogpur and Bas-satianwala fall in Tehsil Jagadhri, District Ambala. On April 2, 1981, after the close of the office, appellant No. 1 happened to meet the deceased in Sadhaura and offered him a lift on his motor cycle since as he was going to his village, Bassatianwala, he could drop him at village Bhogpur on his way. The deceased us